Furniture lighting fixture



Nov. 22, 1955 M. GLUCKMAN FURNITURE LIGHTING FIXTURE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1Filed Aug. 19 1953 INVENTOR. Mcu ffe/d Glue/(mar? BY 1-. gmzem Nov. 22,1955 M. GLUCKMAN FURNITURE LIGHTING FIXTURE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug.19, 1953 INVENTOR. Max fle/a G/uckman t l- M?! FURNITURE LIciIrINGFIXTURE PPll ttit tt A??? it 572.-

This invention relates to lighting fixtures and more particularly to afixtuie whiiih"iiiay bcdetticliably supported u h haq s Qt t rnitwmae hlstqt q th wi a b ds a t is h m o tant attest the. are? a sat a to v d ai ht fixtvt e e n flu ent t be is sqr qr eq on th ba k a im tate in arqn ta is rays of light toward the ceiling and adjacent walls of a roomby means of a reflector, thereby providing an indirect lightingenhancing the general room illumination and avoiding all direct glare toan occupant of the furniture.

More specifically, it is an object of the invention to provide alighting fixture which may be suspended from the back of furniture, thehousing of the fixture being fabricated from light weight sheet metal tolessen strain or wear upon upholstery of the furniture, and by virtue ofsuch light weight metal, protecting brackets are provided for thefixture, formed of a heavier metal to prevent crushing of the housing inthe event furniture supporting the fixture is accidentally moved againsta wall surface of a room.

Additional objects, advantages and features of invention will beapparent from the following description, considered in conjunction withthe accompanying drawings,

wherein operative relation between the back of the chair and a wallsurface of a room.

Figure 3 is a similar view of an upholstered chair having a lightingfixture suspended therefrom.

Figure 4 is an end view of a modified form of the fixture.

Figure 5 is a still further form of lighting fixture particularlyadapted for suspension from the head of a bedstead, and

Figure 6 is a top plan view thereof.

Attention is first invited to Figure 1 of the drawings, wherein alighting fixture 10 is shown, comprising an elongated housing 11 forreception of wiring, ballast and the like essential to energizing afluorescent tube. The housing normally has an open top, upon which areflector 12 is secured in any approved manner. The receptacle as wellas the reflector are fabricated from light sheet metal for the purposeof reducing weight.

The reflector 12 is provided with a medial planiform surface 13 whichfunctions as a closure for the housing when secured thereon andintegrally formed with one longitudinal edge of said surface a lateralwing 14 is formed, while upon the other edge of said surface a similarwing 14a is formed, these wings being extended at a slight angle in anupward direction, these wings together with the surface 13 reflect lightrays from a fluorescent tube 15 supported in sockets 16 suitably mountedon the surface 13. It will be noted that the wing 14;: is at a slightlygreater angle than the wing 14 for a purpose to be ex- U ited s atcsPacn a Bum.

plained. The housing 11 is provided in the base thereof witlr' agroifiine'td aperi g" rarest ge "o'f" anlct'rictil cz'ifble 1 7 wliiclisupplies current to" the fludresc B'e I'S upbnactu'a'tioii o'f 'aiswitch18i i t v orfd'f this end Extending bejiohdtllbdgebf tliewirfg "a'n'dfisen't upwardly at right angles to define a stud 22 for mounting eractishjioii are 5:23: 'Ii'tusc';"a"s shbwnirf Figure 2, a pair. ofsuspension devices 24 are employed, each being provided with a book 25engageable in an aperture 26 formed in the wing 14a and further having areversely bent hook 27 adapted to engage over the upper edge of the backrest of a chair. When so engaged, the arcuate portion 20 will engage therear of the back rest 28 of the chair. Due to the angular relation ofthe Wing 14a and the arcuate portion 20, the wing 14 of the reflectorwill be disposed substantially at a right angle to a wall surface of aroom, the cushion element 23 engaging said wall. The brackets wouldtherefore take any thrust and protect the fixture against any crushingaction.

The suspension device 24' illustrated in Figure 3 is formed with apenetrating point 29 for securement in the upholstery of a chair.

Obviously, the Wing members 14 and 14a may have different angularrelations with respect to the housing, as shown in Figure 4.

In the construction of the fixture 10 for suspension from a bedstead,the reflector 12' is secured upon the housing as previously described,but in this instance, the bracket is formed as a rectangular open loop30 as clearly shown in Figure 6, the loop being bent from a suitableguage of steel wire. The side portions 31 of the loop 30 are se cured tothe underside of the housing while the bight portion 32 of the loopmounts a cushion element 33. The cushion element is of such length as tocontact a series of vertical posts 34 of the bedstead. The terminal ends35 of the loop are bent so as to lie in a plane parallel to the bightportion 32 and have mounted thereon a cushion element 36. The sideportions 31 are slightly offset downwardly from the housing 10 so as toobtain a right angular thrust of the cushion element upon the posts 34.

While I have shown and described preferred forms of the device, this isby way of illustration only, and I consider as my own all suchmodifications as fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A lighting fixture for an article of furniture comprising anelongated housing constructed from light weight sheet metal, a reflectormounted on the top of said housing, said reflector having an upwardlydisposed angular wing members at the longitudinal edges thereof,illuminating means mounted upon said reflector positioned between saidwing members, brackets secured to said housing transversely beneath saidreflector of a length extending a substantial distance beyond saidhousing, means for suspending said fixture from the back of an articleof furniture, one end of each of said brackets having contactingengagement with the back of the article of furniture to maintain thefixture in spaced relation thereto, the other end of each of saidbrackets having a cushion element on the extremity thereof for engagingthe wall of a room when the article of furniture is moved against saidwall.

2. A lighting fixture for an article of furniture comprising anelongated housing constructed from light weight sheetmetal, a reflectormounted on the top of said housing, said reflector having an upwardlydisposed angular wing members at the longitudinal edges thereof,illumination means' mounted upon said reflector positioned between saidwing members, brackets secured to said housing transversely beneath saidreflector of a length extending a substantial distance beyond saidhousing, means for suspending said fixture from the back of an articleof furniture, one end of each of said brackets having a downwardlycurved arcuate portion disposed beneath one wing of said reflector ofcontacting engagement with the back of an article of furniture tomaintain the fixture in spaced relation thereto, the other end of eachof said brackets extending beyond the adjacent wing portion of thereflector and provided at the extremity thereof with an upright stud formounting a cushion element for engaging the wall of a room when thearticle of furniture is moved against said wall.

3. A lighting fixture for an article of furniture comprising anelongated housing constructed from light weight sheet metal, means forsuspending the fixture from an article of furniture, a reflector mountedon the top of the housing, said reflector having an upwardly disposedangular wing member at the longitudinal edges thereof, illuminatingmeans mounted upon said reflector positioned between said wing members,a supporting bracket in the form of an open rectangular loop having abight portion, side portions and terminal ends parallel to said bightportion, said side portions being secured to said housing and extendingtransversely thereof, a cushion member carried by said bight portion andsaid terminal ends, said bight portion and terminal ends being disposedbeneath respective wing members and extending therebeyond to present thecushion member on the bight portion against an article of furniture andsaid cushion member on said terminal ends against a wall of a room whenthe article of furniture is moved against said wall.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,353,033 Eberhart Sept. 14, 1920 1,721,639 Rogovin July 23, 19291,936,451 Hildebrand Nov. 21, 1933 2,160,721 Coulter May 30, 19392,598,978 Martin June 3, 1952

